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New questions have been raised over a meeting between Jared Kushner — Donald Trump's son-in-law and special adviser — and a Russian banker called Sergei Gorkov. Gorkov is a graduate of the Russian intelligence academy and has ties to Vladimir Putin.

Brzezinski was perhaps best known for his role as national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. Lesser-known is that the Roman Catholic son of an aristocratic Polish diplomat almost became Iran’s foreign minister.

Jared Kushner is an influential figure in the White House — someone who many people have realized can be a conduit to the president.

Older mouse brains, that is — but researchers hope that the findings could someday help elderly humans.

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens of people in the Iraqi capital, just days after the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Marine scientists estimate that over 5 trillion pieces of plastic currently litter the oceans. So is there any way to clean up all that floating mess?

Two men fatally stabbed by a white supremacist in Portland "had the absolute best intentions. They were considering someone else that they did not know, above themselves.”

Secret communications with foreign powers have a long and distinguished history. But there are circumstances when they are not appropriate.

Jim Hoft thinks the Trump presidency will be a win for the US and for the world. And he's also not worried about Russia.

Stanley Greene, one of the few African-American photojournalists who worked internationally, wanted to jolt people out of their comfort zones.

Five years ago, during Ramadan, a Missouri mosque was burned to the ground. So local Muslims built a bigger one.

To avert ecological disaster, renowned conservationist and Harvard Professor E.O. Wilson has proposed a radical idea to set aside half of Earth’s land and sea for nature.

The purplish streak has researchers excited about data from citizen science.

Carla Dove says around 13,000 bird strikes are reported to civil aviation, and another 4,000 to 5,000 from the military, every year. Her job is to identify the species.

The parade is losing major sponsors, like Goya and the Yankees, as it honors a man some label a terrorist. Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans on the island will vote on whether to become a state.

President Trump’s State Department has approved completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. But pipeline builder TransCanada still faces significant hurdles in federal court and in the state of Nebraska.

Awkward photos of Donald Trump on his foreign trip have inspired hilarious memes and caption contests. But why doesn't Trump have more control over the visual record of his presidency?

In December 2014, the Obama administration rolled out the Central American Minors Program, which gives young people the option of asking for US asylum while still in their home country.

Communities keeping an eye out for people at risk of radicalization — that's helpful to counterterrorism efforts around the world. This week, President Trump proposed cutting the US version of the program.

Otura Mun grew up in a Mennonite family in Indiana, but a visit to Puerto Rico led him to convert to the Yoruba religion. He's now an Yoruba Ifá priest, and incorporates these religious traditions into music.

Whether shoving aside Montenegro's PM or having handshake wars with France's new leader, Trump created chaos at what was meant to be a diplomatic showpiece.

Grandma Frances is tiny, and very thin, with a shock of white hair and brown eyes that are always smiling, even when she isn’t. Those eyes, though, have seen a lot.

The legendary three-time winner of the Giro d'Italia eluded Nazis by smuggling false documents in the frame of his bike during training runs.

Bonnie Raitt loves the blues, whether it's from Chicago, the Mississippi Delta or West Africa.

People rarely look up. If they did, inside a Mumbai taxi at least, they’d notice a canvas that holds the most unusual art.

The British government has formally frozen all sharing of intelligence with the US relating to the Manchester bomb attack following repeated leaks of sensitive information.

A longtime Africa correspondent looks behind the headlines in Somalia and talks about his new memoir.

Monday’s bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester was, sadly, not a new experience for the city, which has been the target of various bombings since the 1970s.

When this Ugandan teacher got a new job in Kuwait, she was thrilled. But when she arrived, her passport was taken from her — and she was given a mop.

President Trump is with the organization he called "obsolete" on the campaign trail. Here's what he — and NATO — want from the meeting.

Britain has raised its terror threat level to the highest possible rating and deployed troops to guard key landmarks.

Linguist Edward Vajda went to Siberia with a hunch. He returned with evidence linking a remote Siberian language with Navajo and other Athabaskan languages.

Our natural instinct is to shield our children when we hear bad news. Sometimes, however, shielding our children means talking to them about some very messy topics, to equip them to handle the situation best.

There are two conflicting narratives emerging from Mindanao, neither of which is entirely right.

For 15 years, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe has been picking up the broken pieces of girls' lives and putting them back together. She's helped thousands of girls in Uganda — now she's helping girls fleeing civil war in South Sudan.

Israeli leaders are thrilled to hear Trump's vitriol against Iran, but also worry his deals will cause their country to lose its edge.

In style and substance, Donald Trump and Pope Francis are different world leaders. But when the two men meet this week, there might be more common ground than you think.

"Culture, music and art are the means by which we engage in this basic human desire to express ourselves and to enjoy ourselves."

The World’s Richard Hall is reporting aboard Save the Children's rescue ship in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, they saved 631 people — a record for the group's sea rescue operations. Doctors Without Borders rescued another 1,004 people on the same day.

What’s ISIS trying do, with attacks like the one in Manchester, and what should the media be doing in response?

During Uganda's armed conflict, tens of thousands of children were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army. Now they are adults, and many of them have returned. But after spending formative years in the wilderness — can they fully come back?

"There's no more safe place in Yemen to stay in. I mean, the conflict is reaching out to every place in Yemen: every single village, every single place."

Saudi Arabia plans to invest in Blackstone's fund to update infrastructure in the US — but ultimately, they're both looking for projects that will make them money.

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday extended Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitians in the United States. The program will continue to benefit Haitians for six months.

A group of Venezuelan medical students started volunteering to provide first aid at protests in 2014. Now, their help is needed more than ever.

A group of Venezuelan medical students started volunteering to provide first aid at protests in 2014. Now, their help is needed more than ever.

The Asian giant is opening its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Pay attention to this theme: China’s future foreign military bases will almost certainly begin as appendages to commercial ports.

Meet the Queen of African Rap — Keko. And she has quite the story to tell.

"The sunglasses will hide your fear." That's the advice Halimot was given by her aunt — a boss in the booming sex-trafficking industry between Nigeria and Europe.